Comparing Abu Ghraib or Guantanamo Bay to the torture rooms of the Spanish Inquisition is almost always a gesture of condemnation. The implication is not subtle: the enhanced interrogation (to adopt ...

A town in northern Spain is preparing to hold its first Passover seder since the areas Jews were forced to flee during the Spanish Inquisition of 1492. The festive dinner will take place in the old ...

On his deathbed in Veracruz, Mexico, a man accused his acquaintance of this act of blasphemy: “Usar dentro de los Zapatos, unas Ymagenes que le parecieron de Santos.” The accusation, translated from ...

“Recalling the pivotal events of 1492 in Spain compels us to recognize the complexity of patterns of hate and the urgency of addressing them.” Just a few weeks ago, I stood in awe in the Alhambra ...

There’s a silly Monty Python sketch from a half-century ago that some of you surely remember, and it spawned an enduring meme — though we didn’t have that name for it then. In the scene, a hapless ...

The three people arrested are also suspected of vandalizing a Jewish cemetery, synagogue and community center near Madrid. (JTA) — Three apparent Nazi sympathizers have been arrested in connection ...

(JTA) Before the Spanish Inquisition, the island of Mallorca had a sizable Jewish community. Every fall, the island became dotted with the leaf-roofed huts that Jews are commanded to erect during the ...